Prescriptive Analytics Tools and Data Sources

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What type of data do prescriptive analytics tools use?

  • Real-time data only
  • Big data only
  • Historical data only
  • Data from different sources (correct)

Which analytics category is focused on understanding the reasons behind past outcomes?

  • Prescriptive Analytics
  • Diagnostic Analytics (correct)
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Predictive Analytics

What is the main focus of Descriptive Analytics?

  • Summarizing and describing current business areas (correct)
  • Forecasting the future
  • Understanding past outcomes
  • Identifying future opportunities

Which tool is not used in prescriptive analytics?

<p>Descriptive tools (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do businesses interested in Predictive Analytics aim to do?

<p>Forecast the future and predict what will happen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of analytics would be most beneficial for a business wanting to know 'what should be done'?

<p>Prescriptive Analytics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Descriptive Analytics?

<p>Understanding past events (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of analytics aims to answer the question 'Why did it happen'?

<p>Diagnostic analytics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Prescriptive Analytics?

<p>Suggesting the best possible outcomes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Diagnostic Analytics in the analytics process?

<p>Understanding reasons behind past events (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is associated with Volatility in data?

<p>Durability (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which stage of analytics is the integration of raw data from different sources a key step?

<p>Descriptive analytics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of business analytics?

<p>Normative Analytics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Predictive Analytics?

<p>To forecast the future and predict what will happen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which step of the OSEMN process involves finding the necessary data?

<p>Obtain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key characteristic of Predictive Analytics?

<p>Identifying cause-effect relationships (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a key capability of Descriptive Analytics?

<p>Predicting future trends and behavior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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